---
title: "GET /2015-02-01/file-systems/{FileSystemId}/lifecycle-configuration"
method: GET
path: "/2015-02-01/file-systems/{FileSystemId}/lifecycle-configuration"
---

# GET /2015-02-01/file-systems/{FileSystemId}/lifecycle-configuration

`GET /2015-02-01/file-systems/{FileSystemId}/lifecycle-configuration`

Returns the current `LifecycleConfiguration` object for the specified Amazon EFS file system. EFS lifecycle management uses the `LifecycleConfiguration` object to identify which files to move to the EFS Infrequent Access (IA) storage class. For a file system without a `LifecycleConfiguration` object, the call returns an empty array in the response.

When EFS Intelligent-Tiering is enabled, `TransitionToPrimaryStorageClass` has a value of `AFTER_1_ACCESS`.

This operation requires permissions for the `elasticfilesystem:DescribeLifecycleConfiguration` operation.

## Path parameters

- `FileSystemId` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- LifecycleConfigurationDescription
  - `LifecyclePolicies` LifecyclePolicy[] — An array of lifecycle management policies. EFS supports a maximum of one policy per file system.
    - `TransitionToIA` 'AFTER_7_DAYS' | 'AFTER_14_DAYS' | 'AFTER_30_DAYS' | 'AFTER_60_DAYS' | 'AFTER_90_DAYS' | 'AFTER_1_DAY' — Describes the period of time that a file is not accessed, after which it transitions to IA storage. Metadata operations such as listing the contents of a directory don't count as file access events.
    - `TransitionToPrimaryStorageClass` 'AFTER_1_ACCESS' — Describes when to transition a file from IA storage to primary storage. Metadata operations such as listing the contents of a directory don't count as file access events.

## Other responses

- `480` — InternalServerError
- `481` — BadRequest
- `482` — FileSystemNotFound

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